Review: Lost December by Richard Paul Evans

5 stars for Lost December by Richard Paul Evans.

This is a holiday version of the riches-to-rags story of the prodigal son, an emotionally charged tale of redemption, of hope and of second chance.

Lost December's underlying message is certainly not lost on me. It is a good reminder for us not to take things for granted and to learn to count our blessings. Reading this story makes me feel truly blessed to have a roof overhead, food to eat, clean water to drink, a decent job and a heartwarming family to go back to at the end of the day.

It is so true; in life, we all take different paths, some more difficult than others, but in the end, all that matters is whether or not they lead us home.

It is also very real; we all have our regrets, only more or less. Sometimes the greatest hope in our lives is just a second chance to do what we should have done right in the first place.

With hope, second chance and gratitude, we can find our way home. Home is where the heart is.


Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication date: 1 Nov 2011

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It has been said that sometimes the greatest hope in our lives is just a second chance to do what we should have done right in the first place.

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On the calendar, all days look the same, but they do not carry the same weight.

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I have learned that if you have something to eat, a roof overhead and clean water, you should be most grateful — you number among the world’s most blessed.

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I feel as excited as a child on Christmas morning — and probably for many of the same reasons.

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The pages continue to turn, and every day I’m a little older, hopefully a little wiser and a lot more grateful.

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In life we all take different paths, some more difficult than others, but in the end, all that matters is whether or not they lead us home.

~ Lost December
Richard Paul Evans

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A young man, with everything in the world he could ever wish for — wealth, comfort, and most of all, a loving father — leaves his home, taking his inheritance with him.

Carelessly, he spends it all and finds himself left penniless, homeless, and starving, lower than even the pigs.

*Blurb from author's website*

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